About Schneider – East Africa: Schneider Electric is a global specialist company in energy management and automation. At Schneider Electric we develop technologies and solutions to manage energy and process in ways that are safe, reliable, efficient and sustainable.

The Group invests in research and development in order to sustain innovation and differentiation, with a strong commitment to sustainable development. Schneider Electric employs 170,000 people worldwide.

We are strong players in various end markets including buildings, utilities & infrastructure, industry & machine manufacturers, data centres and networks.

About the role

As Customer Project team member, act as single point of contact for all technical topics, manage technical project team and master technical risks.

Perform and get customer approval on basic and detailed design of integrated solutions. In line with the contract (technical, time & performance requirements) and leveraging Schneider Electric portfolio of products and systems, maximize project profitability and manage technical risk.

Lead technical discussion and clarification with the customer acting as key contact person for all technical related topics. Under Project Manager leadership, perform regular technical status reports and take part of meeting with the customer. Prepare and conduct Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) with the customer.

Master all technical aspects of the Project: design, integration, testing, FAT, installation, commissioning, warranty. Validate technical choices compliance with the design (based on Technical Design Process). Manage stakeholders involved in the execution. Work in close collaboration with PM & technical leaders for sub-parts.

Identify any potential changes vs. the contract or agreed design. Work closely with Project Manage to specify the change and his implications including the quotation until getting the variation order which will contribute to Project Margin Improvement.

Master from technical perspective all technical parts of the delivery sub-contracted to external vendors in strong coordination with purchasing team. Implement clear and meaningful scoping of subpart of project scope to insure effective progress and completion monitoring

Manage the whole technical teams involved on Project Execution. Agree with the PM and implement the technical part of the project: schedule, organization of the technical team, manage related costs and monitor the workload.

Alert on a possible non-technical feasibility as soon as identified. Provide necessary reporting to the PM and management.

Take part of Technical Leader Community of Practice within his Execution Center, globally within Execution Center network and BUs. Identify, formalize, share and promote lessons learned and best practices. Act as role model and/or coach of junior TLs.

Support PM for project team full compliance with Schneider-Electric processes, quality instructions, safety requirements and governance principles.

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Job Vacancy: Customers Projects Technical Leader – Kenya

About Schneider – East Africa: Schneider Electric is a global specialist company in energy management and automation. At Schneider Electric we develop technologies and solutions to manage energy and process in ways that are safe, reliable, efficient and sustainable.

The Group invests in research and development in order to sustain innovation and differentiation, with a strong commitment to sustainable development. Schneider Electric employs 170,000 people worldwide.